Troubling" details of how Trump probe broke down and led to resignation of prosecutors

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

"The New York Times" on Saturday published a detailed account of what led two prosecutors involved with the Manhattan district attorney's investigation into former President Donald Trump's business practices to abruptly resign last month—a "seismic development" that some experts had called "troubling."

The probe was launched under the former district attorney, Cyrus Vance Jr., who did not seek reelection. When prosecutors Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz resigned, the newspaper reported that it was because the new DA, Alvin Bragg, had concerns about moving forward with the case.

Following up on their initial reporting, a trio at the "Times" provided an "account of the investigation's unraveling, drawn from interviews with more than a dozen people knowledgeable about the events," which "pulls back a curtain on one of the most consequential prosecutorial decisions in U.S. history," given that Trump would be the first president to be criminally charged.

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Ben Protess, William K. Rashbaum, and Jonah E. Bromwich laid out major developments in the probe and at the office from Vance's final days to the resignations—including a December 9 meeting of the former DA's "brain trust," the public relations "firestorm" Bragg faced over criminal justice reforms and high-profile shootings, and intense discussions between the new district attorney and the two prosecutors in January and February.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/revealed-troubling-details-of-how-trump-probe-broke-down-and-led-to-resignation-of-prosecutors/ar-AAUN3qF

[SoonerPride]

1. 4 years of hard case work ended in a poof. Funny thing, that.

Those hoping the DOJ will do anything to trump are delusional.

He is above the law and knows it.

[obamanut2012]

5. This has zero to do with the DOJ

Blame the new NYC Mayor for this one.

[SoonerPride]

9. It's the same story over and over. Regardless of who is supposedly our white knight.

Nothing

Ever

Will

Happen

To

Trump.

[Princess Turandot]

12. The NYC mayor, Eric Adams, has zero to do with this. The DA of NY County doesn't report to him...

Every county in NYS has an independently elected district attorney. Thus, NYC has five district attorneys, one elected in each borough. The mayor doesn't have authority over any of them.

[Ocelot II]

7. This is not a DoJ (federal) case and it has nothing to do

with anything either the DoJ or the 1/6 committee might be investigating. It is a state law case in which the issue is whether the Trump Org. fraudulently induced banks to lend it money in violation of NY law. That Bragg seems to be slow-walking the case stinks, but it's nothing to do with the DoJ.

[bluestarone]

2. Just ONE question.

Does Mr. Bragg answer to anyone? THIS can't end like this.

[Ocelot II]

3. AFAIK he's answerable to the Mayor who appointed him,

and who might have some 'splainin' to do.

[Bettie]

6. My guess is that the Mayor who appointed him

is 100% on board with letting this go.

Seems a lot of powerful people are absolutely cool with reinforcing that some people are above the law.

[Princess Turandot]

13. No! The DAs are voted into office, not appointed. They don't report to local mayors.

[Ocelot II]

17. Oh, you're right. Then the voters are responsible.

[lagomorph777]

11. It's an elected office.

I'm sure NY has provisions for impeachment, but no doubt that's just as difficult/improbable as impeachment at the Federal level.

I'd like to imagine USDOJ could investigate this mess, but they seem rather hands-off regarding Trump.

[bluestarone]

16. OK. maybe a second question.

Is there a statute of limitations on something like this?

[lagomorph777]

18. I would assume so; most rich-folk crimes have that.

[uponit7771]

4. This is a paper case, the fraud is on paper. What the hell is "no slam dunk" mean? If me or you

... had this level of evidence they wouldn't even bring it to trial and force a guilty plea.

Somethings wrong here.

[SoonerPride]

10. It means that trump is above the law.

That's what it means.

[dalton99a]

14. No shit.

[former9thward]

19. Intent has to be proved.

What is on paper does not prove anything.

[uponit7771]

20. It's a paper case, he is the one signing off on the disparate values in property MINIMUM. He can't

... say " I didn't know shit .." after bragging he's a good businessman.

The DOJ is prosecuting a paper case against Marilyn Mosby, there is NO intent in that case and she has cashed checks from the IRS proven she paid off tax bills

[former9thward]

21. The evaluations don't come out of thin air.

There are layers of real estate people, lawyers and accountants for property that size. Very difficult to show intent to defraud.

[SoCalDavidS]

8. Only "Troubling" For Those Who Actually Expected There Would Be Accountability & Justice

Little did they realize this is America, and there are simply some who are Above The Law, and they know it.

Rinse & Repeat. More to come.

[dclarston13]

15. The trumps are not the only ones doing those crimes in NYc

I would think, given the association between power and real estate in NYC, that some other really rich folks in real estate do not want to set this precedent. Not the prosecuting of a president, but clamping down on real estate valuations and methods for doing the same. I am not expert in these things it is just a thought based on a couple of conversations with real estate people from that area, who were not at all surprised and did not see what the big deal was.